JLPT N2 vocabulary: the 1911 words to know (page 10)
The 1911 JLPT N2 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| もやす | もやす moyasu | to burn |
| 催し | もよおし moyooshi | event, festivities, function |
| 盛る | もる moru | to serve (food); to fill up; to prescribe |
| 問答 | もんどう mondou | questions and answers, dialogue |
| やかましい | やかましい yakamashii | to be fussy, to be overly critical |
| 喧しい | やかましい yakamashii | noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous |
| 夜間 | やかん yakan | at night, nighttime |
| やかん | やかん yakan | kettle |
| 役者 | やくしゃ yakusha | actor |
| 役所 | やくしょ yakusho | government office, public office |
| 役人 | やくにん yakunin | government official |
| 薬品 | やくひん yakuhin | medicine(s), chemical(s) |
| 役目 | やくめ yakume | duty, business |
| 火傷 | やけど yakedo | burn, scald |
| 夜行 | やこう yakou | night train, night travel |
| 矢印 | やじるし yajirushi | directing arrow |
| やたらに | やたらに yatarani | randomly, recklessly, blindly |
| 薬局 | やっきょく yakkyoku | pharmacy, drugstore |
| やっつける | やっつける yattsukeru | to attack (an enemy), to beat, to finish off |
| やっぱり | やっぱり yappari | after all, anyway |
| 家主 | やぬし yanushi | landlord |
| 破く | やぶく yabuku | to tear |
| やむをえない | やむをえない yamuoenai | cannot be helped, unavoidable |
| 軟らかい | やわらかい yawarakai | soft, tender, limp |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち yuuenchi | amusement park |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん yuukan | evening paper |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち yuudachi | (sudden) evening shower (rain) |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ yuuhi | (in) the evening sun, setting sun |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう yuuyuu | quiet, calm, leisurely |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | admission-paid, toll |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | bathrobe, informal summer kimono |
| 行方 | ゆくえ yukue | one's whereabouts |
| 湯気 | ゆげ yuge | steam |
| 輸血 | ゆけつ yuketsu | blood transfusion |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport, transportation |
| 油断 | ゆだん yudan | negligence, unpreparedness |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ yunomi | teacup |
| 湯飲 | ゆのみ yunomi | teacup |
| 緩い | ゆるい yurui | loose, lenient, slow |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
| 用語 | ようご yougo | term, terminology |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | infant, baby, child |
| 容積 | ようせき youseki | capacity, volume |
| 幼稚 | ようち youchi | infancy, childish, infantile |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten |
| 用途 | ようと youto | use, usefulness |
| 洋品店 | ようひんてん youhinten | clothes store |
| 養分 | ようぶん youbun | nourishment, nutrient |
| 羊毛 | ようもう youmou | wool |
| 漸く | ようやく youyaku | at last, finally, hardly |
| 要領 | ようりょう youryou | gist, essentials, outline |
| 翌～ | よく～ yoku | next ~ |
| 欲張り | よくばり yokubari | greedy |
| 余計 | よけい yokei | too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity |
| よこす | よこす yokosu | to send, to forward; to hand over (e.g., money) |
| よごす | よごす yogosu | (1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain |
| 余所 | よそ yoso | another place, somewhere else, strange parts |
| 四つ角 | よつかど yotsukado | four corners, crossroads |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunkard |
| 予備 | よび yobi | preparation, spare |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける yobikakeru | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal |
| 呼び出す | よびだす yobidasu | to summon, to call (e.g., phone) |
| 蘇る | よみがえる yomigaeru | to be resurrected, to be revived |
| 来日 | らいにち rainichi | coming to Japan, visit to Japan |
| 落第 | らくだい rakudai | failure, dropping out of a class |
| ラッシュアワー | ラッシュアワー rasshuawa | rush hour |
| 欄 | らん ran | column of text (e.g., as in a newspaper) |
| ランチ | ランチ ranchi | lunch |
| ランニング | ランニング ranningu | running; tank top |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう rambou | rude, violent, rough |
| 理科 | りか rika | science |
| 利害 | りがい rigai | advantages and disadvantages, interest |
| リズム | リズム rizumu | rhythm |
| リットル | リットル rittoru | liter |
| リポート | リポート ripoto | report, paper |
| リボン | リボン ribon | ribbon |
| 略す | りゃくす ryakusu | to abbreviate |
| 流域 | りゅういき ryuuiki | (river) basin |
| 両～ | りょう～ ryou | both ~ |
| 両側 | りょうがわ ryougawa | both sides |
| 漁師 | りょうし ryoushi | fisherman |
| 領事 | りょうじ ryouji | consul |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう ryoushuu | receipt, voucher |
| 臨時 | りんじ rinji | temporary, special, extraordinary |
| 留守番 | るすばん rusuban | care-taking, caretaker, house-watching |
| 零点 | れいてん reiten | zero, no marks |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing, cold storage, refrigeration |
| レインコート | レインコート reinkoto | raincoat |
| レクリェーション | レクリェーション rekurieshon | recreation |
| レジャー | レジャー reja | leisure |
| 列島 | れっとう rettou | chain of islands |
| 煉瓦 | れんが renga | brick |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union, alliance |
| レンズ | レンズ renzu | lens |
| ローマ字 | ローマじ romaji | romanization, Roman letters (alphabet) |
| ろうそく | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| ロッカー | ロッカー rokka | locker |
| ロビー | ロビー robi | lobby |
| 論ずる | ろんずる ronzuru | to argue, to discuss |
| 和～ | わ～ wa | Japanese style |
| 和英 | わえい waei | Japanese-English |
| 我～ | わが～ waga | our ~ |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい wakawakashii | youthful, young |
| 詫びる | わびる wabiru | to apologize |
| 和服 | わふく wafuku | Japanese clothes |
| 割合に | わりあいに wariaini | relatively, comparatively |
| 割算 | わりざん warizan | division (math) |
| 割と | わりと warito | relatively, comparatively |
| ワンピース | ワンピース wampisu | one-piece dress |
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